Eight Men Out (1988)

When the cheering stopped, there were... Eight Men Out.

• Drama
• History

Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who underpays his players and treats them with disdain. And when gamblers and hustlers discover that Comiskey's demoralized players are ripe for a money-making scheme, one by one the team members agree to throw the World Series. But when the White Sox are defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes, ripping the cover off America's favorite pastime.

Rating

6.8 / 10 (295 votes)

Release date

September 2, 1988

Runtime

2h 00m

Language

English

Director

John Sayles

Status

Released